---
title: "Accessibility Checker Rule Help: RPT_List_UseMarkup"
---
import "../../../styles/ToolHelp.scss"
import { CodeSnippet, Tag } from "carbon-components-react";

<div className="toolHelp">
<Row>
<Column colLg={16} colMd={8} colSm={4} className="toolHead">

### Verify whether this is a list that should use HTML list elements

<div id="locLevel"></div>

Use proper HTML list elements to create lists

</Column>
</Row>
<Row>
<Column colLg={11} colMd={5} colSm={4} className="toolMain">

### Why is this important?

When markup is used to visually format text as a list, but does not indicate the list relationship, users might have difficulty understanding and navigating the information.

<div id="locSnippet"></div>

### What to do

 * Verify that the content is not a list;
 * OR, if this is a list, use HTML list elements (e.g. `<ol>`, `<ul>`, `<li>`) to create the list and CSS to style the list as desired.

</Column>
<Column colLg={5} colMd={3} colSm={4} className="toolLeft">

### About this requirement

[IBM 1.3.1 Info and Relationships](https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/requirements/#1_3_1)

### Who does this affect?

 * Blind people using a screen reader
 * People using text only, monochrome or braille displays
 * People using text-based browsers (e.g., Lynx) or audio interfaces
 * People with cognitive differences who view interfaces using an adapted layout

</Column>
</Row>
</div>

export default ({ children, _frontmatter }) => (<React.Fragment>{children}</React.Fragment>)
